On the Road Again - Waymo Self-Driving Trucks Hit the Road in Texas

Everything is bigger in Texas - or at least they get to be the first to try the autonomous trucks.

After deploying its autonomous Chrysler Pacifica prototypes to map roads, Waymo has sent its trucks to Texas interstates. 

Texas will see more of Waymo in the months and years to come. On Tuesday, Alphabet's self-driving car division said it's officially ready to deploy its autonomous trucks in the Lone Star state.

The deployments follows months of Waymo testing its Chrysler Pacifica-based autonomous car prototypes on Texas roads to map areas for the self-driving trucks. With mapping, the trucks will test along I-10, I-20 and I-45. The interstates are ripe for "promising commercial routes" across the state, Waymo said. The company added Texas has a very high freight volume, which makes it a prime area to test autonomous vehicles.

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